A Brightline selection committee has chosen a contractor to build a pedestrian bridge from Aventura station to the Aventura mall property.
Middlesex, which “performed well” on previous Brightline construction work, was chosen following an RFQ process, the company said in a construction update yesterday.
Brightline will now begin contract negotiations with the firm, the company said.
Design of the steel truss bridge itself is 100% complete, and has passed peer review by an independent engineering firm.
The bridge’s design has also been submitted to FDOT for review, with approval anticipated for the third week of August.
The east vertical tower which includes stairs and elevators to the bridge has reached the 60% design level. The 60% drawings will be submitted to FDOT in August.
In addition to Brightline’s inter-city train service, commuter rail service is also now in planning for the Aventura station.
The renderings below were released by developer Turnberry in 2022, which proposed the Two Turnberry office building at the end of the pedestrian bridge. They likely do not reflect the final design:
